Observed 6:45 AM CDT at KHUT

Alden, KS weather

Clear and 54°12°, 11°6° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 54°12°

Clear

Wind: 7 mph11 km/h; From the southeast. Gusts to 24 mph38 km/h around 11 AM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 5
Pressure: 30.19 inHg1022 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+1.1 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Above 70°21° today by noon
High 77°25° today at 3 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 8 PM

This morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 77°25° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 57°14° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 76°24° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 58°14° by 5 AM · rain chance 20% · Cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 7a	Clear	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	63%	10%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	63%	14%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	64%	8%	0
Sat 10a	Partly sunny	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	58%	51%	1
Sat 11a	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	52%	54%	2
Sat 12p	Mostly cloudy	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	45%	58%	3
Sat 1p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 75°24° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	43%	69%	4
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 76°24° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	43%	62%	5
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	42%	59%	4
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	44%	75%	2
Sat 5p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	45%	76%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	47%	90%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	55%	93%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	60%	95%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	63%	91%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	64%	87%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	66%	81%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	68%	87%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	69%	84%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	71%	95%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	73%	76%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	75%	92%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	78%	93%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	80%	96%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	81%	90%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	82%	81%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	80%	87%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	69%	91%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	61%	81%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	53%	80%	4
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	5%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	50%	81%	5
Sun 2p	Mostly cloudy	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	5%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	50%	77%	5
Sun 3p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	5%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	48%	75%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	75°24°	5%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	50%	80%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	74°23°	5%	12 mph19 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	51%	81%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	52%	85%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	60%	86%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	65%	87%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	68%	84%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	69%	86%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	71%	88%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	72%	85%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	62°17°	20%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	73%	87%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	61°16°	20%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	75%	93%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	60°16°	20%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	77%	97%	0
Mon 4a	Showers	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	59°15°	20%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	79%	89%	0
Mon 5a	Showers	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	58°14°	20%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	81%	100%	0
Mon 6a	Showers	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	57°14°	20%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	82%	97%	0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 55°13°. Typical 66°19° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. South wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. South southeast wind 5 to 9 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
77°25°–79°26°
Low, likely
55°13°–60°16°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 40°4°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 56°13°. Typical 66°19° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 58°14°
  20% chance
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. South southeast wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. South southeast wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
54°12°–58°14°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 40°4°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Showers. High 69°21°, low 53°12°. Typical 65°18° / 39°4°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 69°20°
  30% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. South wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
53°12°–61°16°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 39°4°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 70°21°, low 55°13°. Typical 65°18° / 39°4°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–71°22°
Low, likely
55°13°–59°15°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 39°4°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 74°23°, low 53°12°. Typical 64°18° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–79°26°
Low, likely
53°12°–63°17°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 38°3°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 74°23°, low 55°13°. Typical 64°18° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–81°27°
Low, likely
55°13°–64°18°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 38°3°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 69°21°, low 51°11°. Typical 64°18° / 38°3°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 72°22°
  30% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–76°24°
Low, likely
51°11°–64°18°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 38°3°
Wind
24 mph39 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 69°21°, low 59°15°. Typical 63°17° / 37°3°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
57°14°–62°17°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 37°3°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 56°13°. Typical 63°17° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°16°
  20% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.43 in11 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–75°24°
Low, likely
52°11°–63°17°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 37°3°
Wind
23 mph36 km/h, gusts 44 mph70 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Partly sunny. High 65°18°, low 54°12°. Typical 62°17° / 36°2°. Rain 0.54 in14 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 64°18°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°15°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
60°16°–75°24°
Low, likely
46°8°–64°18°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 36°2°
Wind
30 mph49 km/h, gusts 50 mph81 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 77°, low 55°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 76°, low 56°.
Monday
43% chance of rain, high 69°, low 53°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 65–74°; chance of precipitation on Friday, Saturday.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Cow Creek (KS) at Lyons

7.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.7 ft
Flow: under 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Rattlesnake Creek (KS) near Zenith

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 11.7 ft
Flow: under 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Cow Creek above Hutchinson

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.5 ft
Flow: 11 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:15 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Cooling this week

This week 7Typical 0

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 46°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 9:00 AM–2:00 AM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

Sterling · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 11°6° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 4°2° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−9°−5°SunOct 18
−2°−1°MonOct 19
+5°+3°TueOct 20
+10°+5°WedOct 21
+12°+7°ThuOct 22
+13°+7°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Alden weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 52 min; Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 22 min less
Golden hour: 6:06–6:59 PM; Morning 7:34–8:27 AM
Blue hour: 6:59–7:10 PM; Morning 7:24–7:34 AM; first light 7:24 AM

Stars tonight? Unknown

Cloud forecast not available for tonight.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:08 AM · rises 5:41 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Alden. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Alden, KS weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Cow Creek (KS) at Lyons

Rattlesnake Creek (KS) near Zenith

Cow Creek above Hutchinson

For your home

Cooling this week

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Unknown

Moon